Clothes washing device



Sept. 27,1932. c w BALL 1,879,018

CLOTHES WASHING DEVICE Filed Nov. 9, 1931 INVENTOR, Charla 5W, B a1 1.

A TTORNEX Patented Sept. 27, 19 32 CHAR-LES W. BALL, F BELLIFNGHAM,WASHINGTO1\T CLOTHES wAsHrive nnvrcn Application filed November My invention relates to improvements in clothes washing devices and has for an object to provide a clothes washer in which the desired movements of'the clothes therein is caused bycompressed air introduced in the water beneath the .clothes.

Another object'of my improvement is to provide a tightly closable container of suitable shape for the air method'of clothes agi- 19 tation.

Another object of my improvement is to provide means for disposing of air and other vapors from the washer exterior to the wash room. e

Other objects of myimprovement will appear as the description proceeds.

I attain these and other objects of my improvement with the device illustrated in the.

accompanying sheet of drawing in which go'l igure 1 is a front elevation of my washing device and Fig. 2is a side elevation thereof.

Similar characters refer to similar parts throughout. Certain parts are broken away to show other parts hidden thereby.

With more particular reference to the designated parts: The container is, for convenience, made in'two parts, the lower part 3 and upper part i joined in water-tight con-. nection at central flanges 5. Preferably, parts so 3 and dare conical in shape with their bases fastenedtcgether. Waste pipe 6 is connected to the lower end of cone?) the outlet from which is covered by screen 9. In pipe 6 is the water trap 7, and the other end of said pipe leads into a waste water receptacle, not shown. Grate valveS controlled by handle a8 is in eluded in the pipe 6 between the cone and trap 7. Vent pipe 10 is connected with the vertex of the cone l, turns downward to join pipe 6 with which it is connected above the water trap 7. Hot and cold water pipes 11 and 12, respectively, lead from sources of hot and cold water into the container, preferably closely beneath flange 5. .Door frame 13 is tightly fastened to the upper cone 4; and

provides a door casing with a plane door jamb against which may be tightly closed'hinged door 1 2 which is provided with the pivoted screw fastening bolt 15. Compressed air pipe so 16 leads from a source of compressed air, not

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shown, into the lower end of cone 3 above and adjacent screen 9. The interior end "17 of the air pipe, preferably, is bent upward and inclined to one side as clearly shown in Fig; 2.

The ends of hot and cold water pipes'll and 12, preferably, are bent downward within the container, as shown in Fig. 1 and they are retainedclosely against the container wall where-they enter the same. j 7

In 1 operation: The clothingtobe washed 50 is placed in the container {through opened door 1% and rests in the lower end of cone 3 ontop of air pipe 17. Water of the desired temperature is allowed to enter the container through pipes 11 and 12 to l the desired '55 quantity, gate valve 8 having been first closed.- Soap ans washing fluids as desired are placed with the clothing and door 14: is tightly'closed. Air under moderate pressure is caused to enter the container through pipe-16. In pracgo tice the outlet pipe of avacuum carpet sweeper has been used with success to supply com-1 pressed air to the washer from the fan thereof when'conne'cted with said pipe'16. a

7 Air under pressure entering through upg5 turned pipe end 17 beneath the clothing inthe water and at the bottom thereof causes the clothing to rise in the washer and tosses the same about therein producing suflicient agita tion thereof, without bringing'destructive strains to bear thereon, to quickly bring the cleansing solution in contact with all parts of the clothing for the removal of foreign matter therefrom.

The clothes washing step having been comg5 pleted, gate valve 8 is opened and the dirty suds passes through screen 9 into pipe 6 and to the drain to which said pipe leads. Valve 8 is then closed and rinsing water is placed" in the washer through pipes 11 and 12 and compressed air is again introduced through pipe 16 and allowed to agitate the clothing until said clothing has been rinsed-to the extent possible thereby. Usually several such rinsings are required to thoroughly free the clothing from extraneous matter, the water for the same being introduced following the removal of the rinse water preceding. Complete rinsing having been attained, the washing is complete, and the door 14 is unfastened and opened and the clothing removed by hand from the washer therethrough.

During the washing process, while air under pressure is entering the washer through pipe 16, said air passes upward throughthe water and enters'the upper end. of vent pipe 10, passes downward therethrough and enters waste pipe 6 beneath closed valve 8 and above trap 7. The waste 10 air under pressure and mixed with steam and water in trap 7 and escapes into the drain with which pipe 6 is connected.

In practice this washer has done thorough washing with no mechanism other than that requircdto. provide the compressed air and with the entire v absence otodors from the clothes being washed,

Having thus disclosed my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire'to secure by Letters Patent is, I c g 1. A clothes washing device including a closable liquid container,an outlet pipe connected with the bottom of said container, a valve in said outlet pipe, a vent pipe connecting the top of said container with said outlet pipe beneath said valve therein, and a compressed-air pipe entering said container at the bottom thereof. r 2. A clothes washing machine including a closable liquidcontainerhaving a tapering bottom, an outlet pipe from the-bottom of said container, a valve in said outlet pipe, a screen over the inlet to said outlet pipe, a

- vent pipe connecting the top of said container with said outlet pipe beneath said valve therein, water pipes connected with said container, and a compressed-air pipe connected, with said container at the bottom thereof.

7 CHARLES W. BALL;

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